# Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26210: Final siting criteria; establishment; minimum requirement > Michigan · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26210 ## Section - **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26210 - **Heading:** Final siting criteria; establishment; minimum requirement - **Jurisdiction:** Michigan - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-204-of-1987 / Section 333.26210 ## Text Sec. 10. The authority shall establish final siting criteria that at a minimum excludes a candidate site that is any of the following: Located in a 500-year floodplain. Located over a sole source aquifer. Located 1 mile or less from a fault where tectonic movement has occurred within the 10,000 years preceding the effective date of this act. Not sufficiently large to assure that an isolation distance of 3,000 feet or more from the disposal unit and adjacent property lines is available. Has wetlands within the boundaries of the candidate site as defined in part 303 (wetland protection) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30301 to 324.30323 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. An environmental area or a high risk area as defined in part 323 (shorelands protection and management) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.32301 to 324.32315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. A floodway designated under part 31 (water resources protection) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.3101 to 324.3119 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Located where the hydrogeology beneath the site discharges groundwater to the land surface within 3,000 feet of the boundaries of the candidate site. Located within 10 miles of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Saint Marys river, Detroit river, St. Clair river, or lake St. Clair. This subdivision shall not apply to a site that is located at or adjacent to a nuclear power generating facility. History: 1987, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987; Am. 1996, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996 ## Nearby sections - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26201 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26201.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26202 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26202.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26203 Low-level radioactive waste authority; creation; autonomous entity; commissioner as head of authority; appointment, qualifications, and term of commissioner; vacancy; salary; exemption from civil service; employment of personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26203.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26204 Powers of authority generally.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26204.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26205 Duties of authority generally.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26205.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26206 Application for construction and operating license; agreements or contracts with person to perform responsibility of authority; notice; public comment; forwarding copy of contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26206.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26207 Establishment of process permitting municipality to volunteer as host site; minimum requirement; notice; powers and duties of authority; construction of section.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26207.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26208 Siting criteria advisory committee; establishment; independent entity; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; powers of committee; vacancy; quorum; action by committee; staff and services; assistance to committee; meetings; notice; reimbursement for expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26208.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26209 Final siting criteria; establishment; review and consideration of proposed siting criteria; draft version; public hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26209.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26210 Final siting criteria; establishment; minimum requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26210.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26211 Designation of 3 qualified candidate sites; exclusion of certain sites; preference to be given certain sites; waiver of criteria; notice; public hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26211.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26212 Site characterization; comprehensive baseline environmental monitoring program; data; access to candidate site.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26212.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26213 Review board; establishment; purpose; public hearings; recommendations; appointment and qualifications of members; chairperson; quorum; meetings; notice; reimbursement for expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26213.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26214 Local monitoring committee; establishment; purpose; powers and duties; disbandment; duration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26214.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C333_AAct-204-of-1987_S333.26210. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.